ARCHIVED: Sexuality

Eamon O'Donoghue's illustration of "male and female brain power" clearly suggests that the male has more of it, which is pure hooey. Why did the Times editors choose such a blatantly sexist illustration to accompany a purportedly unbiased scientific article?

Mary @ 7:23 PM PST, Feb 15, 2008

Sexual reproduction evolved 3/4ths a billion years ago when out ancestors were just single cells. Its drives have been in the nervous system since the beginning when that evolved.

Peter @ 8:36 AM PST, Feb 15, 2008

Hi all, what a fascinating read. If anyone is interested , we have an ongoing chat board about POIS (Post Orgasmic Illness Syndrome) and would welcome any other visitors. It's NOT a site to sell you anything.it's a science forum and after reading this amazing article I thought waht harm could it do but to at least ask here's the link http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=6576.350;topicseen Best Wishes to all...and thank you for a very fascibating read.

Neil @ 11:19 AM PST, Feb 14, 2008

I am disgusted at the perceived need for scientists to conduct animal experiments. For the person with a spinal injury what counts is that they have the sensations. Does the knowledge derived from the cruelty described below truly justify the experiments? I'm sickened by man's justifications; can you say Hitler? "Animal experiments support the idea. Female rats with intact vagus nerves but snipped genital nerves (cutting off their signals to the spinal cord) still respond to vaginal stimulation in their normal, albeit rodent-like, fashion: enlarged pupils, rapt attention and a tendency to ignore painful stimuli applied to their paws.

Jennifer L @ 7:17 AM PST, Feb 13, 2008

When men get orgasm, is the most exciting and valuable experience,they can have. Now the sex is in brain,so is very important a healthy life;(physical and psychological).

jorge covarrubias ramirez @ 5:35 AM PST, Feb 13, 2008

Its good to see science (finally) validating my own experience & conclusions from 10 years ago that we do not know much about the neurology of the penis, of male arousal & orgasm. In 1997 I had a medical procedure which caused great pain & caused me to lose sensation in my penis. I visited many urologists & neurologists, & they were clueless. I concluded that medicine did not understand the clear neurological connections between the penis & the brain. The doctors kept examing my penis, & i kept telling them the damage occurred in my brain. The low level of intelligence & sensitivity shown by some female & male authors here is disappointing.

Dr. Burton @ 12:20 AM PST, Feb 13, 2008

No I understand them studying the penis, vagina and clitoris but the prostate - c'mon is this some sop to political correctness. Notice it appears in the opening paragraph and then never again

Michael F @ 11:59 AM PST, Feb 12, 2008

To C, If it is true that self stimulation is an added advantage to train brain for reality (or self realization and then connect with reality) then I guess U/one should have in real life too. But that is not the case with U. may be U still need to work on "realit' to relate with your "self". But I guess for men it is not necessary, their relaity is the moment of the sex or self, and they achive orgasm with every real/ self situation. Anyway, it is good to have orgasm.

K @ 10:10 AM PST, Feb 12, 2008

Can we all get vagus nerve stimulators?

Wondering @ 9:49 AM PST, Feb 12, 2008

Robert: This sounds like it's something related to your teaching. John

rcastle@uscsumter.edu @ 7:54 AM PST, Feb 12, 2008

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